Comments on: The Truth, the WHOLE Truth, Nuthin’ but the Truth

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:41:40 +0000

RH, at the risk of sounding uber negative, at 73 and 81, they are creatures of habit. They have a low-sugar cereal and skim milk for breakfast every morning at the same time. Lunch is a low-sodium ham and cheese sandwich on sugar-free wheat bread at high noon. Supper is the only real variant.

By: Raven Hart

Raven Hart — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:52:28 +0000

Juice is not good. It raises your blood sugar quick. That’s why, when you have a LOW blood sugar attack, that’s what they give you to bring it up quickly. Not to mention the pie and biscuit.

Give a pitch to her about fiber. When I was type II and I ate beans and other high-fiber foods that take a long time to digest, I could tell the difference in my bg readings. See if you can convince her to take that ham, dice it, cook it up in a pot of beans and have THAT for lunch instead of a sandwich.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:14:42 +0000

You’re right, Andrea, nagging doesn’t help. I should know. I’ve elevated it to an art form. :fryingpan:

That’s good info, Kira. I’ll mention it to her.

By: Kira

Kira — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:07:11 +0000

Jen, my husband worked for the company that developed the inhaled insulin. While getting it under control with diet and exercise is the better choice…if she isn’t willing or able to do that you might ask her doctor about that choice. It isn’t for everyone but…

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:08:42 +0000

Its amazing how many people wander around thinking juice is a healthy beverage and a sausage biscuit (we won’t even touch the apple pie) is a smart way to start off the morning. Fresh squeezed juice, maybe, but that concentrated stuff they give you at most restaurants is apple flavored sugar syrup.

My grandfather, god rest his soul, was too stubborn to take his medicine or watch his diet. My grandmother didn’t help, either. After having severe diabetes, both legs amputated, kidney failure, and dialysis several times a week, he’d still eat pie. (Grandma brought it to him, of course, shame on her, but he’d nag her if she didn’t.) I guess at that point, it was a “why not?” but he had so many chances to make it better and wouldn’t.

Its all about choices. All the nagging in the world won’t make them change their ways if they’re not ready to.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:52:57 +0000

Ginger and Marilyn, I am far removed from sainthood. Food is to her what a drink is to an alcoholic. I just get exasperated.

Rhonda, I’ll definitely write that down and have it checked.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:27:21 +0000

You’re a saint, Jen. I’d have moved and not left a forwarding address by now. But ultimately it IS her choice to make lifestyle changes or keep on with the sausage biscuits and end up with injections.

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:50:33 +0000

Jen, you need to call her doctor and find out what her A1C level is. (It’s a 3 month average, so it tells the overall state of your levels–not just what it’s been after you’ve had an apple pie.

By: Ginger

Ginger — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:49:02 +0000

You are some kind of saint. Don’t you just want to let your mom have it with both barrels? I would have went off the deep end. I do understand how it is, trust me. My mom has taken sides with my niece recently over an incident and my brothers & sisters are on the other side. It’s not a pretty picture right now. Anywhos, have a grand Tuesday. :thumbsup: